Easy way to get more views on your Facebook video

One easy difference in how you post videos on Facebook makes such a big difference in the number of views you get how fast.  It's so easy.  Just upload your video directly to Facebook vs uploading it just to YouTube and then embedding that into your Facebook post.  Or instead of adding the link to your original posted video on an outside source to Facebook. YouTube & Facebook videos Why?  The reason is as simple as the method, really.  Facebook favors videos uploaded directly... Continue reading
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Using Negative Keywords when Advertising with Google AdWords

Google AdWords One of the major online advertising methods is using Google AdWords.  You get to design your own text/photo ad for display on Google search engine results and/or websites  opting to display Google's ads using AdSense, and pay for each click you get on your ad.  You choose keywords that relate to your product/website and that, along with how much you are willing to pay per click/day, determines when your ad shows. But there is one feature not many may know... Continue reading
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How to Keep Your Forum Spam-Free: Top Tips That Work

Stop Spam

Tired of wasting time deleting spam from your message boards? You're not alone. Spam posts ruin the user experience, take time away from creating valuable content, and make your site look neglected - especially if you're behind on cleaning them up.

Let’s fix that.

Why Forum Spam Is a Problem

Spam doesn't just annoy you - it annoys your users too. And if they see too much of it, they might stop coming back. Prevention is key.

How to

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Get helpful website creating tips on the Support Forums!

website-tipsBesides posting your questions on the new Support Forums, you can also browse through helpful website tips!  So far, added tips include how to organize your drop down menus so that they are user friendly and how to make your YouTube video embeds responsive. Check out the new Support Forums under the Resources tab, direct link here!... Continue reading
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Which forum software is the best? phpBB vs vBulletin vs SMF vs UltimateWB

UltimateWB Forums
UltimateWB forums are built on the UltimateWB built-in Forum app.
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Why Add a Forum to Your Website?

You may want a forum section on your website to be the highlight of what you offer to users - a place to chat and share.  Or perhaps your website message boards are just one of the many features you want to offer to provide a rich social networking experience to your members and web visitors.  Either way you will benefit greatly from using forum

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New Ultimate Web Builder Support Forums!

Forum, Message Boards We have a brand new support forum!  Find it under the Resources tab.  We had to remove our previous message boards using the phpbb forum script due to spam issues.  Now we are using the UltimateWB Full 3.5 custom built-in forum app!  Easier management of spam, single sign on (interacts with other UltimateWB apps), and lots of features! Welcome! Check it out here! We used the UWB Styles Manager to customize the forums look.  Added custom forum category icons.... Continue reading
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UltimateWB 3.5 Upgrade: Listings App, Scrapbooks App, Forum App, and more!

UpgradesWe have recently released upgrades to UWB Full, Lite, and Essentials+. UltimateWB Full 3.5 includes new built-in apps: Listings Directory app, Scrapbooks app, and a new custom forum app. This new custom built forum app is a replacement for the phpbb forums app, which is planned to be removed in the next version (please provide your feedback on this!). This UWB custom forum app integrates with the UWB users management system/apps like the other UWB social networking apps. So everything... Continue reading
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Google To Favor “Mobile Friendly” Websites In Search Starting Tuesday

Google Top Search Engine Ranking Factors Is your website mobile friendly?  If your website is not by this Tuesday you could be dramatically losing traffic to your website from smartphone users!  This coming Tuesday Google plans on rolling out their new revised formula in calculating who gets ranked on top of the Google searches on mobile. What makes a website mobile friendly?  If your website looks good and works well on smartphones, it means it is mobile friendly.  Some key things that are considered: -Links should... Continue reading
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FileZilla Upgrade: new FTP settings to connect/upload files without repeat errors

ftp With the upgrade of FileZilla, it requires many of you to update your connection settings and avoid getting repeat connection errors.  Now, rather than using the host name ftp.your-website.com, you should be using sftp://ftp.your-website.com , and use port 22 (to open an SFTP session). We have created a new User Manual article topic for this, "How to upload/download files to/from your server using FTP, FileZilla".... Continue reading
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